Gandhi Bhavan sees verbal slugfest between Congress leaders

Heated arguments broke out between Congress leaders on multiple issues, especially the filling up of nominated posts at the Greater Hyderabad review meeting in Gandhi Bhavan on Monday.

Hyderabad: Heated arguments broke out between Congress leaders on multiple issues, especially the filling up of nominated posts at the Greater Hyderabad review meeting in Gandhi Bhavan on Monday.

This happened even as AICC Telangana Incharge Deepadas Munshi, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, Hyderabad incharge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and other senior leaders were present.

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As soon as the meeting commenced, former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav insisted that considering his seniority and service to the party, he should be given a berth during the Cabinet expansion. However, a section of leaders opposed his demand and reminded that he was offered a ticket during the Assembly elections and his son Anil Kumar Yadav was made Rajya Sabha MP. Reacting sharply, Anjan Kumar Yadav asked: “Is there any rule that I should not be made a Minister if my son is a Rajya Sabha MP?”

The meeting was organized to discuss strategies and measures to be adopted to revive the Congress party’s prospects in Greater Hyderabad limits in the forthcoming municipal elections. A section of leaders demanded that those, who have been loyal to the Congress, should be given priority in filling up of nominated posts and corporator tickets.

A few leaders raised objections over MLAs, especially those who had joined the Congress from other parties, nominating their supporters for different posts, including Temple Committee posts. Even before the dust settled over these issues, former MP and veteran Congress leader V Hanumanth Rao triggered a row by stating that leaders of a particular community stood with the Congress during election campaigns but disappeared on election day. Irked over his comments, the community leaders entered into arguments with him.

As arguments between the two groups continued, Deepadas Munshi expressed displeasure over the party affairs and is learnt to have left the programme midway.